So here’s the thing, it very much still could be ban evasion. Reddit’s ban systems are able to detect things as minute as writing style and political views, so if you basically wrote in the same way you did before and held the same beliefs, they very likely were able to trace it back to you. It’s utterly insane

Yes, you summed it up perfectly!

If they want to populate the site with ads then honestly they should just make you watch an ad before posting or commenting something. Sure it would be a PR nightmare, but it would be far better then the shady user purging they are doing now, and at the end of the day, at least everyone would be able to post

Yeah that’s the issue, Reddit is the only platform to actually have that infrastructure built up. Quora is not nearly as good, and Discord is Discord, so once Reddit purges you off the site there is basically nowhere to go because places like Digg and Lemmy just simply do not have enough people.

You may be right, but at least you can post in general. Maybe you have a post here and there taken down, but unlike Reddit, it’s actually possible to post, and you won’t be Thanos snapped from the website so they can artificially reduce human engagement

They don’t want a user base. If people are posting and commenting then it means they aren’t scrolling and watching ads

Yeah it’s crazy how there is absolutely zero nuance in how they dish out bans. There are no warnings, no second chances, if you break any rule, no matter how big or small, they all carry the same exact punishment and that is an immediate and permanent ban for the rest of your life

So I get what you’re saying, but unfortunately Reddit hasn’t reached Myspace levels of dead yet. It’s still the 9th most visited website in the whole world, and I unfortunately don’t think that’s gonna change anytime soon

Jesus Christ I was not aware of how much data they could gather on me just through internet connection. Even my fucking battery level?

This website is super impressive though, is there a function on here to be able to tell if I’ve been blacklisted or IP banned on websites like Reddit? How can I actually utilize this to dodge a ban effectively?

This is something I’ve noticed too. Reddit seems to have quickly moved from an incel haven and into a femcel anarchist’s wet dream.

That’s what I find so bewildering. Like I am on a college campus, and I sign into a new device while using a user agent switcher and get banned instantly. There is absolutely no way they should be able to connect that account to me, so my only assumption is just that if someone signed onto Reddit while being on campus, they are gone and there’s nothing they can do about it. Such a ridiculously wide net to cast while trying to catch and punish the most minor of offenses

That’s such a good point. It quite honestly really feels like the entirety of Reddit is run by a single AI that does not give a fuck about any of its users. It honestly feels like the most corrupt and anti-consumer social media one can use right now

I’ve been able to submit emails to them through a report form but they have never responded to them

I tried Tor once however I did not use a VPN on top of it, would this combination work a lot better?

No I’m in the US. I’ve sent in an email to Reddit support asking why my original account got banned. Is there anything perhaps in the US similar to what you mentioned that could help even get me unbanned?

Ok so in other words it would cost hundreds or thousands of dollars

So would it be a better strategy to keep going with the old laptop and virtual machine, but like unplug my router and force my IP to change instead of a VPN? Also, if I make my account at a different location, but return home and sign onto it from there, will Reddit still pick that up? Because if that’s the case, will just every account that ever enters my home be instantly banned?

What is a Lan House?

Yeah but I don’t understand why though. Platforms like YouTube and Twitch constantly have people egregiously ban evading and then making money off them on top of it. Quite honestly out of every widespread social media platform on the internet, Reddit should have by far the most lax moderation/enforcement

I don’t understand why they ban with such insane scrutiny. There are people on major platforms like YouTube that continue to make money even after dodging bans, and yet Reddit seemingly has like the most heavily enforced ban system on the internet for a website that is literally for shitposting and asking for advice.